Durham County deputies seized two stolen guns and drugs
after stopping a man driving a car with a fictitious tag.
It happened before midnight on Monday near the intersection
of South Alston and Linwood avenues in Durham, the sheriff’s office said.
The sheriff’s office said the car turned onto Linwood Avenue
and deputies performed a traffic stop. Fredrick Mayo, the driver, pulled over
and tried to walk away from the location, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies arrested him about 30 yards from the parked car.
Mayo, 36, of Durham, is charged with:
- Possession of a firearm by a felon
- Possession stolen firearm
- Possession with intent to deliver cocaine
- Possession of a controlled substance with the intent to
manufacture, sell or deliver methamphetamine - Possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana
- Conspiracy to sell/deliver sch ii
- Fictious/altering registration car/tag
- No operator’s license
Authorities are holding Mayo at the Durham County Detention
Center.